Farmer City

Population: 2,001
Median household income: $73,147
Median home value: $128,900

Farmer City, a community in De Witt County, Illinois, has 2,001 residents. At $73,147, its median household income sits above De Witt County's $64,802.

Between 2019 and 2023, Farmer City's population declined 8.4% from 2,185 to 2,001, while its median home value rose 15.0% from $112,100 to $128,900.

The median gross rent is $500. 15.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,001
Median age: 40.9 yrs
Median household income: $73,147
Median home value: $128,900
Median gross rent: $500
Housing units: 862
Homeownership rate: 85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%
Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1852,001

Median household income

$58,400$73,147

Median home value

$112,100$128,900

Median gross rent

$950$500

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,185	$58,400	$112,100	$950
2020	2,063	$66,591	$120,600	$880
2021	1,890	$51,250	$113,400	$956
2022	1,861	$65,000	$126,800	$932
2023	2,001	$73,147	$128,900	$500

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1722.9%

18 to 244.6%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 4415.0%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	88	4.4%
5 to 17	458	22.9%
18 to 24	92	4.6%
25 to 34	187	9.3%
35 to 44	301	15.0%
45 to 54	231	11.5%
55 to 64	311	15.5%
65 to 74	170	8.5%
75 and over	163	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,946	97.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	34	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate39.5%

Some college or associate's39.2%

Bachelor's degree9.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	74	5.4%
High school graduate	539	39.5%
Some college or associate's	534	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	130	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	86	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone92.6%

Carpooled2.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	836	92.6%
Carpooled	23	2.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	30	3.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	273	31.3%
15 to 29 min	354	40.5%
30 to 44 min	187	21.4%
45 to 59 min	22	2.5%
60+ min	37	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 9.1% (178 of 1,952)

	Count	Share
Family households	483	62.8%
Nonfamily households	286	37.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	769	89.2%
Vacant	93	10.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	656	85.3%
Renter-occupied	113	14.7%

1-unit, detached85.5%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units0.9%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other9.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	737	85.5%
1-unit, attached	6	0.7%
2 to 4 units	25	2.9%
5 to 19 units	8	0.9%
20 or more units	5	0.6%
Mobile home & other	81	9.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1725414
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.39 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 40.2481, -88.6418